Mrs. Dorothy Ufot, SAN has emerged the African Arbitrator of the Year 2020 in the just concluded East Africa International Arbitration Conference (EAIAC) held in Kenya. Mrs Ufot, SAN who is the managing partner of Dorothy Ufot and Co, a leading commercial and dispute resolution law firm in Lagos, defeated two prominent African arbitrators namely Prof. Dr. Mohammed Abdel Wahab (Egypt) and Dr. Jamsheed Peeroo (Mauritius) to win the coveted African Award. The African Arbitration Awards 2020, seeks to spotlight Africa’s Arbitration Excellence, Innovation and Achievements.

BRIEF PROFILE OF MRS. DOROTHY UFOT, SAN, FCIArb(UK)
Mrs. Ufot is the founding partner of the leading Nigerian firm Dorothy Ufot & Co. (established in 1994) where she heads the international arbitration and litigation departments of the firm.
Dorothy specialises in international arbitration, litigation and other forms of dispute resolution, including investment treaty arbitration, enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, investment consulting, corporate and commercial law.
In 2009, Dorothy was elevated to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) (equivalent to Queen’s Counsel), in recognition of her vast work in commercial litigation.
Dorothy is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and a chartered arbitrator. She is a former member of the of the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris (2006-2018), and a member of the Court of Arbitration of the Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CIMAC), since 2016.
She is a former global vice president of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, and currently a member of the council of the ICC Institute of World Business Law and vice chair of the arbitration and ADR commission of ICC Nigeria.
Dorothy is on the panels of arbitrators for the AAA/ICDR, ICSID, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) International, CIARB, HKIAC, SIAC, DIAC, KLRCA (Now AIAC), RCICAL and the Energy Arbitrator’s List.
A former vice chair of the arbitration committee of the International Bar Association (IBA), Dorothy served as a council member of the IBA’s legal practice division (2006–2010) and a member of its nominations committee for two terms (2012–2016). She is a member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Arbitral Women, the International Council for Commercial Arbitration as well as several other professional associations.
Dorothy has acted as an arbitrator in several complex, high-volume arbitrations in oil and gas, international construction projects, international supply contracts, infrastructure development, telecommunications and financial services. She has been appointed as an arbitrator by major multinational oil corporations, the ICC, LCIA, AAA/ICDR, RCICAL, SCC, DIAC, state governments, federal government agencies and large and medium-sized public and private companies in arbitrations taking place in Africa, Europe and the UAE.
Dorothy was a co-arbitrator in a recently concluded US $ 3.2 billion oil dispute involving the Nigerian state oil entity. Ongoing cases include those of the LCIA in a multibillion dollar gas dispute involving an African country, the AAA/ICDR in respect of a security agreement, ICSID annulment cases including other adhoc domestic arbitration cases. Also ongoing are litigation cases in Nigerian trial and appellate courts in respect of the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, including high profile litigation cases for several Nigerian banks and other limited liability companies.
She has served as a member of the governing council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Chair of its rules and adjudication committee, and as non-executive director of several companies including Chevron Oil Nigeria PLC and MRS Oil Nigeria PLC.
Dorothy currently sits on the boards of SO&U Limited (one of Nigeria’s premier advertising and media relations companies), Dangote Cement Nigeria PLC (Africa’s largest cement producer), Dangote Cement Ethiopia, the Nigerian Prize for Leadership (NPL) and the Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum.
A member of the advisory board of the Journal of International Arbitration, Dorothy is a regular speaker on oil and gas, international arbitration and dispute resolution generally, appearing at several international and local conferences particularly those organized by the IBA and the NBA.
Dorothy is recommended as a leading expert in WWL: Commercial Arbitration (2009 to 2020).
Mrs Ufot is happily married to quintessential business man and advertising magnate Mr. Udeme Ufot, MFR, Chief Executive Officer, SO&U Group.

Wow! What an achievement. Congratulations Learned Silk.

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Amazing achievement by a fantastic lady. This spec of ladies are permitted to colour their faces cos we know that their content & achievement is superb. Madam, keep soaring high beyond the shores of Nigeria where some of ur colleagues are foolishly arguing whether to attend the NBA conference or pull out or join a Sharia faction of NBA.

Wonderful achievement. Kudos madam